There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.


First annual message (1881).


There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits,...

There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits,...

There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits,...

There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits,...